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The Knob on the Wrist Roller is Designed for Exercising the Adductor Pollicis Muscle.

I have gotten a lot of questions about the knobs on the ends of my Atomic Athletic Firestorm Wrist Roller. It's true. They are not spherical and I did that intentionally.

First, about that weather... I know that many of you, especially in the southeast will be dealing with some pretty extreme weather today. Here in Bowling Green, OH, we broke another temperature record last night, -14 degrees! That's bad and it makes things pretty tough for shipping, painting, etc., but it just slows things down in Ohio. We have the road crews to clear things up. With patience, everything gets caught up and back to normal. If you are in Georgia, Mississippi, or any of the other southern areas being hit with snow and ice, please stay in. A crashed car or a slip and fall accident are simply not worth it. Good luck today. Now, enjoy today's Bulletin.

Curling Delivery Grip Strength

I designed that shape for a very specific type of grip training. Try this. Touch the tip of your thumb to the tip of your ring finger. With your other hand, you can feel the muscle/tendon combo that draws your thumb across the palm. That muscle is called the adductor pollicis muscle. Here is your second task. Make sure to watch Curling in the Winter Olympics. As some of you know, in addition to weightlifting, I am a curler. In fact, I'm a third generation curler in my family, which I started around the same time I started strength training in Junior High. Most curlers work primarily on core strength, endurance and flexibility, but curlers tend to ignore grip strength. Because of the incredible improvements I had read about, and witnessed, in archery and firearm shooting, due to grip strength improvements, I figured the same must be true for delivering, or throwing, a curling stone.

As it turns out, that form of grip training is very tough to do. The specific muscle, ligaments and tendons that I wanted to work don't really get hit with thick bars or grippers. I call it the knob grip. Working the adductor pollicis muscle with my wrist roller has really helped my curling delivery. I am sure the same exercise would help in baseball, hockey, golf and many other sports. Because I have received so many requests for it, I am now including a small pamphlet on that exercise with all of our Atomic Athletic Firestorm Wrist Rollers.